Acetone in the atmosphere: Distribution, sources, and sinks
International audience Acetone (CH3COCH 3) was found to be the dominant nonmethane organic species present in the atmosphere sampled primarily over eastern Canada (0-6 kin, 35ø-65øN) during ABLE3B (July to August 1990). A concentration range of 357 to 2310 ppt (=10-12 v/v) with a mean value of 1140...
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ftceafr:oai:HAL:hal-03610552v1 2024-09-09T19:27:53+00:00 Acetone in the atmosphere: Distribution, sources, and sinks Singh, H. O'Hara, D. Herlth, D. Sachse, W. Blake, D. Bradshaw, J. Kanakidou, M. Crutzen, P. NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) San Jose State University San Jose (SJSU) NASA Langley Research Center Hampton (LaRC) University of California Irvine (UC Irvine) University of California (UC) Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Centre des Faibles Radioactivités Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC) Max-Planck-Gesellschaft 1994 https://hal.science/hal-03610552 https://hal.science/hal-03610552/document https://hal.science/hal-03610552/file/Journal%20of%20Geophysical%20Research%20Atmospheres%20-%2020%20January%201994%20-%20Singh%20-%20Acetone%20in%20the%20atmosphere%20Distribution%20sources%20.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/93JD00764 en eng HAL CCSD American Geophysical Union info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1029/93JD00764 hal-03610552 https://hal.science/hal-03610552 https://hal.science/hal-03610552/document https://hal.science/hal-03610552/file/Journal%20of%20Geophysical%20Research%20Atmospheres%20-%2020%20January%201994%20-%20Singh%20-%20Acetone%20in%20the%20atmosphere%20Distribution%20sources%20.pdf doi:10.1029/93JD00764 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0148-0227 EISSN: 2156-2202 Journal of Geophysical Research https://hal.science/hal-03610552 Journal of Geophysical Research, 1994, 99 (D1), pp.1805. ⟨10.1029/93JD00764⟩ Distribution sources and sinks H. B. Singh D. O'Hara 2 D. Herlth W. Sachse s D. R. Blake 4 [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean Atmosphere [SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces environment info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 1994 ftceafr https://doi.org/10.1029/93JD00764 2024-07-22T13:12:06Z International audience Acetone (CH3COCH 3) was found to be the dominant nonmethane organic species present in the atmosphere sampled primarily over eastern Canada (0-6 kin, 35ø-65øN) during ABLE3B (July to August 1990). A concentration range of 357 to 2310 ppt (=10-12 v/v) with a mean value of 1140 + 413 ppt was measured. Under extremely clean conditions, generally involving Arctic flows, lowest (background) mixing ratios of 550 _+ 100 ppt were present in much of the troposphere studied. Correlations between atmospheric mixing ratios of acetone and select species such as C2H2, CO, C3H8, C2C14 and isoprene provided important clues to its possible sources and to the causes of its atmospheric variability. Biomass burning as a source of acetone has been identified for the first time. By using atmospheric data and three-dimensional photochemical models, a global acetone source of 40-60 Tg (=1012 g)/yr is estimated to be present. Secondary formation from the atmospheric oxidation of precursor hydrocarbons (principally propane, isobutane, and isobutene) provides the single largest source (51%). The remainder is attributable to biomass burning (26%), direct biogenic emissions (21%), and primary anthropogenic emissions (3%). Atmospheric removal of acetone is estimated to be due to photolysis (64%), reaction with OH radicals (24%), and deposition (12%). Model calculations also suggest that acetone photolysis contributed significantly to PAN formation (100-200 ppt) in .the middle and upper troposphere of the sampled region and may be important globally. While the source-sink equation appears to be roughly balanced, much more atmospheric and source data, especially from the southern hemisphere, are needed to reliably quantify the atmospheric budget of acetone. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic HAL-CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives) Arctic Canada Journal of Geophysical Research 99 D1 1805 |
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International audience Acetone (CH3COCH 3) was found to be the dominant nonmethane organic species present in the atmosphere sampled primarily over eastern Canada (0-6 kin, 35ø-65øN) during ABLE3B (July to August 1990). A concentration range of 357 to 2310 ppt (=10-12 v/v) with a mean value of 1140 + 413 ppt was measured. Under extremely clean conditions, generally involving Arctic flows, lowest (background) mixing ratios of 550 _+ 100 ppt were present in much of the troposphere studied. Correlations between atmospheric mixing ratios of acetone and select species such as C2H2, CO, C3H8, C2C14 and isoprene provided important clues to its possible sources and to the causes of its atmospheric variability. Biomass burning as a source of acetone has been identified for the first time. By using atmospheric data and three-dimensional photochemical models, a global acetone source of 40-60 Tg (=1012 g)/yr is estimated to be present. Secondary formation from the atmospheric oxidation of precursor hydrocarbons (principally propane, isobutane, and isobutene) provides the single largest source (51%). The remainder is attributable to biomass burning (26%), direct biogenic emissions (21%), and primary anthropogenic emissions (3%). Atmospheric removal of acetone is estimated to be due to photolysis (64%), reaction with OH radicals (24%), and deposition (12%). Model calculations also suggest that acetone photolysis contributed significantly to PAN formation (100-200 ppt) in .the middle and upper troposphere of the sampled region and may be important globally. While the source-sink equation appears to be roughly balanced, much more atmospheric and source data, especially from the southern hemisphere, are needed to reliably quantify the atmospheric budget of acetone. |
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